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@GudimJason Trees in nice neat rows. I'm feel like I'm in the Red River Valley. ❤️

Oh, man...I love this so much.

@Thejagtbot Ivan on Rome. Ivan on the problem of evil. Ivan on the inquisition. Ivan on associated guilt. I love that guy! Better do Greek though.

Do my Greek homework or listen to all of the Brothers Karamazov?

@LarsWalker7 Very good, Lars. I don't know Johnson's writing, but I've been steeped in all three Napoleons lately. The man, his son, and then his nephew. His nephew's megalomania was an echo of Napoleon's, but his usurpation, governance, and exploits are all a parody in the end.

I review Paul Johnson's 'Napoleon: A Life': brandywinebooks.net/?p=21140

@arkneeland Start with tinted aviators and a turtle neck. You'll get there eventually.

@GudimJason Saw one a few days ago near Devil's Lake.

Dust devil west of the highway in North Dakota

@wademobley Give my regards to Mr. Bultitude.

Nearly finished with CS Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength.” Excellent. Hang in there for the first half of the book.

@jeremynelson77 Nice! Graupel.

It is snowing dipping dots right now

Malchus served God through the high priest and got his ear cut off when arresting the Son of God. Code of Hammurabi: "If a man’s slave strike a man’s son, they shall cut off his ear." By ancient law (though not Mosaic), Malchus deserved to lose an ear. Jesus healed him. #mercy

My favorite musician in my favorite place. Merry Christmas! @aaronespe

@wademobley I have a 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 attitude toward that young man.

FLBC Sophomore Aaron Dyrud sharing his testimony during a student assembly. I love these students.

Current audiobook: Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.

@GudimJason Trajan's column is *chef's kiss*

Her: how often do you think about ancient Rome? Me: well...umm...hmm, it might be hard to explain...

I found this in storage today. @LarsWalker7, I had no idea you hit a ground-rule inside-the-park home run in ‘92. Way to go!

My son's baseball team found a toad during practice tonight, and since it was the initial practice for the Fall Ball season, they decided to name themselves the Toads. I can't find one suitable Super Mario Toad baseball cap anywhere online. Al Gore has failed me yet again.

In Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” a briefly-bereaved father finds that he was not bereaved after all. The story climaxes after a drawn-out ruination that he inadvertently affects on the lives of his son and his betrothed.

In Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” a long-bereaved mother finds she wasn’t bereaved after all. The story climaxes after sudden ruination that she inadvertently affects on the lives of her daughter and herself.

Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” was nothing like I expected. My son asked what it was about when I was halfway through. I said, “family dynamics.”

Quixote trades truth for madness and chivalry and love; Anna trades truth for passion and is maddened by the unsatisfying pursuit of the assurance of love.

Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” is less fun than Cervantes’ “Don Quixote,” but more down to earth (an earth marked by broken and painful realities).